Turkey issues arrest warrants for 102 FETÖ suspects

Turkey issues arrest warrants for 102 FETÖ suspects

ISTANBUl/ANKARA - Anadolu Agency

Turkish prosecutors on Sept. 10 issued arrest warrants for 102 active serving and former soldiers over their alleged links to the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), the group behind the defeated coup of July 2016.

According to a statement from the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office in Istanbul, 89 suspects are accused of communicating with FETÖ members.

Police have arrested 56 of the suspects in operations so far in Istanbul, the statement added.

Separately, the Chief Public Prosecutor’s office in Ankara also issued arrest warrants for 13 majors, including three in active service, another judicial source said.